Thursday, September 22, 2016

Adult Summer Reading - Week 10 - Thursday

Leadership
expert Dr. Maxwell knows that people are never successful by talent
alone, and in this book he outlines the 13 crucial things they can do to
maximize their natural talents and become a "Talent-plus" person.HPL patron: Good book with lots of suggestions to improve your talents and find your strengths.…More

Midwife
Martha Cade has decided. When he returns in February, she is going to
marry Mayor Thomas Dillon. That is the only decision in life in which
she feels confident these days. Everything else around her feels like
it's changing too fast, from her daughter's obvious affection for the
town's young doctor to Martha realizing she's ready
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Rio has spent years preparing to host the world during the Olympic games--but they didn't prepare for this... Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil--home to beautiful white-sand beaches, gorgeous
women, stunning natural beauty, and the world's largest Carnival
celebration--knows how to throw a party. So it's a natural choice to
host the biggest spectacles in …More

A
crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett
knows why. Manuel Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything. A charismatic
and ruthless leader, Perrine slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he
wears his trademark white linen suit. Detective Michael Bennett once
managed to put Perrine behind bars, the only official in the US ever to
accomplish that. But now Perrine is out, and …More

Bestselling Author Tracie Peterson Launches Exciting New Series Set in 1890s Montana

Emily
Carver wants a home where she can put down roots instead of following
her gold-hungry father from one mining camp to another. She also longs
for tenderness and love, both of which are missing in her life. Yet when
she realizes she's losing her heart to the intriguing new man in
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From
a magnificent ballroom ablaze with lights to an imposing country house
steeped in shadows comes a breathtaking tale of an impetuous miss--and a
passion that leads to peril...

At five and twenty, Prudence
Merryweather knew very well tht risks a woman took by visiting a
gentleman in the dead of night. But bearding the notorious Earl of
Angelstone in his den was the only way to stop …More

In
this most entrancing tale of mystery and romance by the "New York Times
bestselling author AMANDA QUICK, lovers and partners-in-crime
investigators Lavinia Lake and Tobias March continue their exciting
newfound relationship, with its delicious mix of risky business, rising
passion, and now--murder.

As if a head for business and a nose for trouble aren't enough to distinguish …More

It
isn't easy making a living as a lady's companion when one possesses a
sharp tongue and an original mind. That's why Emma Greyson has gone
through three such positions in six months. Her current post at a
tiresome country house party has her bored to tears -- until an
extraordinary encounter with the legendary Edison Stokes leads to a
secret position as his assistant. Stokes is on a peculiar
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Nevil
Shute wrote this prophetic novel just before the start of the Second
World War. In it he imagines the devastation that results from an aerial
bomb attack on Southampton that destroys the city's infrastructure and
leaves the inhabitants at the mercy of cholera and further assaults.
Against this dramatic backdrop, Shute grippingly chronicles the trials
and tribulations of the Corbett family as …More

Peter
Marshall is captain of a crew of Wellington bombers. When he falls in
love with Gervase, her rebuff nearly costs him his concentration and
life. Their relationship blossoms when he has only five missions to go.
As they tick by, tension mounts. …More

During
John Howard's holiday in France, the Nazis invade and he is forced to
escape back to England with seven small children. The roads become
impassable and Howard ends up leading this motley group of youngsters
through the French countryside. …More

When
Sybill Hess drives over to the hypnotist's office, she hopes he can
cure her of the headaches interrupting her sleep the way her friend
Betty once saw a woman on TV cure a woman's stammer. But what Dr.
Diamond uncovers from Sybill's subconscious goes much deeper than her
nervousness over a new tenant who seems to want a date. A shocking
memory from Sybill's past threatens to upend everything
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HPL
patron: I listened to the Playaway-this is a fun, modernized,
retelling of Pride and Prejudice. While not the same quality as
Austin's work, this was just fun to listen to. It was a quick listen. …More

"NEW
YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER This vibrant, tender, and moving tale pulses
with the excitement of New York City, as Danielle Steel explores twists
of fate, and the way that sometimes, in special places, friends can be
the family we need most.

They come together by chance in the
heart of New York City, four young women at turning points in their
lives. Claire Kelly finds the walk-up …More

Matthew
Sturges, writer of the Eisner-nominated JACK OF FABLES, and his JACK
co-writer Bill Willingham, the creator of FABLES, proudly unlock the
doors to the HOUSE OF MYSTERY, a new graphic novel series that reinvents
the classic DC Comics concept. It focuses on five characters trapped in
a supernatural bar, trying to solve the mystery of how and why they're
imprisoned there. Each one has a …More

The
new Wifey series...entitled "Wife Extraordinaire part 1" will take you
in the lives of two women who will are just as cunning as Kira, Nikki
& Rhonda from the first series. You will see more blood shed and
lives will be turned upside down. Who will come out on top?
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Tracing
the complicated friendship of two very different women who meet in
college, "She Poured Out Her Heart "is a novel of remarkable
psychological suspense, crafted by National Book Award finalist Jean
Thompson.

The night that Jane and Bonnie meet on a college
campus sets them on paths forever entwined. Bonnie, the wild and
experimental one, always up for anything, has spent the
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Pulitzer
Prize winner and American master Anne Tyler brings us an inspired,
witty and irresistible contemporary take on one of Shakespeare's most
beloved comedies

Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up
running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity,
pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she's always in trouble at work her
pre-school charges adore her, but …More

"WEIR'S
BOOK OUTSHINES ALL PREVIOUS STUDIES OF HENRY. Beautifully written,
exhaustive in its research, it is a gem. . . . She succeeds masterfully
in making Henry and his six wives . . . come alive for the reader."

"-Philadelphia Inquirer

Henry
VIII, renowned for his command of power and celebrated for his
intellect, presided over one of the most magnificent-and
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